Instrument for generating electric currents for ignition starting and lighting



K. F. RIES. INSTRUMENT FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC CURRENTS FOR IGNITION STA RTING AND LIGHTING.

. APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, I920.

1,41 1,643. Patented p 4, 1922.

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K. F. RIES. INSTRUMENT FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC CURRENTS FOR IGNITION STARTING AND LIGHTING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, I920.

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INSTRUMENT FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC CURRENTS FOR IGNITION STARTING AND LIGHTING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, I920- 1,41 1,643. at nted Apr. 4, 1922.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 8,1920- 1,41 1,643, Patented Apr. 4, 1922 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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TO THE BIBS ENGINEERING COIPANY, OF DAYTON, 0310,. A TRUST EQTATE.

INSTRUMENT R GENERATING ELECTRIC CURBENTS FOB, IGNITION STARTING AND LIGHTING.

To allwhmaitnm concemf Be it known that I, KURT F. Rims, 11. cit-1- zen of Germany, residing at Dayton,'in the 7 county of Montgomery and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Instruments for Generating lectric Current for Ignition Startingv and Lighting, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. I

My invention relates to instruments for generating electric current for ignit on starting and" lighting used 1n connection with automotive equipment- In particular, it 1s my object to provide in one instrument a magneto, generator, (113- tributor, dual circuit breaker and'condenser. It is another object of my invention to have the several component parts of the combination so located that there will be the minimum of lost motion mechanically and lost energy electrically. It is another object to provide an instrument which w1ll automatically .ventilate itself and keep the various parts suitably cool. It is another ob ect of my invention to provide a double circuit.

breaker for magneto and battery which will be timed from the same shaft with parts so arranged that a singlemeans for advancing and retarding the spark will correspondingly advance and retard the spark for both breaker and magneto ignition.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1, is a side elevation of the instrument with the generator and distributor In section along the longitudinal axis, while the magneto and double circuit breaker are not in section;

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the removable headof the distributor with the brushes shown in dotted lines; I

Fig. 3, is an end elevation of the brushes and the distributor head;

Fig. 4, is an end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow on Fig. 1;

Fig.- 5, is an end elevation looking towards the breaker with the cover removed;

Fig. 6, is an end elevation with the cover artially broken away of the breaker showmg the location of the condenser;

Fig. 7, is a wiring diagram showing the switch.

-Referring to Figure 1, 1 is a frame in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8,

1920. Serial in. 372,286.

either end in the bearing 3-3. 4, is an armature winding, 5 the commutator, 6 and are the usual carbon brushes. 8 is a field; 9 9 indicate the configurations of the Windings on thearmature, which act in the nature of blades of a fan to draw air through the graded opening 10 in the housing 1. On the armature shaft is mounted a. gear 11, driving the gear 12 of the rotor of the distrlbutor which in turn drives the gear 13 on the end of the magneto armature shaft. 14 is-the detachable head of the distributor car rying'the terminal 15 and the spark plug terminal 1616. 17 is a brush co-operating with the slip ring 18 for supplying current to the cylinders, while 19 is a supply slip ring. The rotor turns on the shaft 20. 21 is the magneto armature shaft. 22 is a hi h tension terminal of the magneto 23, .the wa ls of a horizontal magnet of the'magneto being 31 is fastened to and carried by the magneto armature shaft 21 through the bolt 33. 33 (Fig. 6) is connected by the spring 34 shown in dotted lines. This breaker mechanism is mounted on the plate 35 which has a plurality of. cams 36-36 mounted in its periphery. These cams 36 operate the arm 37 of the battery circuit breaker. The arm-37 Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

is pivoted at 38. It is spring pressed in engagement with the cams by the spring 39, which abuts against the member 40. 41 is a wireto lead away any errant current which might cause arcing in the breaker. 108 is a. similar wire on the companion breaker. 42 is a contadt "carried by the arm. 43 is the other contact which is held stationary by the member 44. 45 is the cam ring for the magneto circuit breaker. 47 is a pin which travels in a slot 48 abutting against. the shoulders 49 of the housing 101 is a condenser connected by one of.its terminals 102 to the plate 40. This terminal is connected through theplate 40 to the terminal 25, Fig. 1, the other terminal 103 being connected to theplate 44. This terminal is in turn connected to the terminal B and C refer to the various positions of the switch member 56. 57 is a coil with a negative low tension terminal 58 and a posi tive low tension terminal 59 and a high tension terminal 60. 61 is a battery with the terminals 62 and 63. 15 is the distributor terminal already mentioned. 22 is the high tension magneto terminal, 24 the magneto breaker terminal and 25 and 26 the battery breaker terminals. 64 is a ground of the magneto breaker and 65 is another ground, of the battery.

Position A on the switch 50 of the member 56 puts the switch in neutral. It connects the distributor head and the magneto breaker.

Position B, is the starting position of'the switch. In this position the following is the circuit for starting the car: From the battery 61 through 63, 54,66, 26 to 25 to 59 to' 58, 65, 62 and into the battery 61; also having energized the coil 57 from 60' the high tension terminal thereof to 51, through B to 66 and thence through A to 52 and from 52 to the distributor terminal 15 whence the current is distributed to the cyl-.

inders. The switch arm is a continuous conductor and in its positions A, B and-C, acts as such conductor for making the connections described.

Position C, of the switch is the running position on ma eto. That circuit is as follows: 64 is t e ground of the magneto breaker, and 24 is the terminal of the magneto breaker. Starting with 24 the circuit runs to 55 through 66 to 53, 53 through 100 to 52 and from 52 to the distributor 15.

The charging of the battery is arranged for in the usual manner from the generator. 107 is one of the terminals of one of the brushes. The number of brushes and the method of controlling. the current are matters not essential here.

It will be observed that one of the brushes is grounded to the frame of the magneto.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is':-

1. The combination. of a generator, a storage battery connected therewith, a distributor driven by said generator and located in the same housingtherewith, a magneto connected to said housing and driven by said generator, a coil, a batte breaker and a magneto breaker, and a sw1tch.-

2. The combination .of a generator, an armature therein, meanson the armature shaft for driving the rotor ofa distributor in the same housing, a distributor, means on the rotor of said distributor for driving the armature of the magneto, a magneto with a horizontal magnet connected therewith, and driven thereby, a magneto circuit breaker and a battery circuit breaker, a condenser, a storage battery connected with said generator, a coil, and a switch.

3. The combination of a generator, a storage battery connected therewith, anarmature of said generator, means thereon to drive the rotor of the distributor, a rotor of a distributor, a distributor, a detachable head thereof, a frame containing said distributor and said generator, a magneto with a horizontal magnet parallel to said generator armature shaft and attached to the housing, a magneto generator shaft being driven by said rotor of the distributor, the other .end of said magneto armature shaft carrying a magneto circuit breaker and a batter circuit breaker, a condenser mounted in sai batterycircuit breaker and means for actuating said battery circuit breaker and magneto circuit breaker as aunit, a coil and a switch.

4. In an electrical switch a supporting member and a central terminal, a movable member moving aboutsaid central terminal and connected therewith electrically, a high tension coil terminal, a-magneto distributor terminal, a high tension magneto terminal connected therewith, a negative pole battery terminal, a magneto circuit breaker terminal and said central terminal being adapted for connectionwith one terminal of a battery circuit breaker whereby when said movable member is rotated on the central terminal it may be placed in the position of stopping the battery and magneto.

5. In a circuit breaker, a; housing, a cam ring carried thereby, a supporting disk carried on the end of a magneto armature shaft, a stationary contact located on said disk, a movable contact mounted on an arm pivoted on said disk, a movable arm, means to keep one end of said movable arm in engagement with said-cam ring, acam surface on the periphery of said disk, a movable arm on said housing adapted to be'actuated by the cam on the periphery of said disk, a movable contact on one end of said arm pivoted on said housing, a stationary contact carried by said housing and means whereby said housing and its co-operating parts may be rotated.

6. In a circuit breaker, a housing, a cam ring carried thereby, a supporting disk carried on the end of a magneto armature shaft, a stationary contact located on said disk, a movable contact mounted on an arm pivoted on said disk, a movable arm, means to keep one end of said movable arm in engagement with said camv ring, a cam surface on the periphery of said disk, a movable arm on said housing adapted to be actuated by the cam on the periphery of said disk, a movable contact on one end of said arm pivoted on said housing, a stationary contact carried by said housing, means whereby said housing and its co-operating parts may be rotated, and a condenser carried by said housing, one terminal of which is connected to the stationary contact mounted thereon and the other terminal of which is connected to the movable contact thereon.

7. In a circuit breaker, a housing, a cam ring carried thereby, a supporting disk carried on the end of a magneto armature shaft, a stationary contact located on said disk, a movable contact mounted on an arm pivoted on said disk, a movable arm, means to keep one end of said movable arm in engagement with said cam ring, a cam surface on the periphery of said disk, a movable arm .on said housing adapted to be actuated by the cam on the periphery ofsaid disk, a movable contact on one end of said -arm pivoted on said housing, a stationary contact carried by said housing, means whereby said hous ing and its co-operating parts may be rotat'ed, a condenser carried by said housing,

one-terminal of which is connected to the stationary contact mounted thereon and the other terminal of which 'is connected to the movable contact thereon, and means to limit the movement of said housing.

8. In a dual circuit breaker, a housing, a

magneto terminal on said housing, a battery terminal on said housing, a second battery terminal on said housing, a magneto armap ture shaft, with a disk on the end thereof connected to the magneto terminal, a stationary contact carried by said disk, a movable contact carried by said disk being actuated by a cam ring carried by said housing, a cam ring, means on said disk for actuating a second movable member carried by said housing, a movable contact on the second movable member, means of connection between one of said battery breaker terminals and the movable member, a stationary contact and means of connection between said stationary contact on said breaker housing and the second battery breaker terminal and means for actuating said housing.

9. In a dual circuit breaker, a housing, a magneto terminal onsaid housing, a battery terminal on said housing, a second battery terminal on said housing, a magneto armature shaft, with a disk on the end thereof connected to the magneto terminal, a stationary contact carried by said disk, a movable contact carried by saiddisk being actuated by a cam ring carried by said housing, a cam ring, means on said disk for actuating a second movable member carried by said-housing, a movable contact on the second movable member, means of connection between one of said battery breaker terminals and the movable member, a stationary contact and means of connection between said stationary contact on said breaker housing and the second battery breaker terminal, means for actuating said housing, and a condenser carried by said housing having one terminal connected to the stationary contact carried by the housing and the other terminal attached to the movable contact of the housing.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

- KURT F. RIES. 

